Getafe found a way through fatigue and tension to beat Racing 1-0 in LaLiga Santander, with David Soria saving a penalty from Andrés Martín before Enes Ünal finished the job. It was a match that turned on one stop and one strike, and Getafe left with three points that mattered more because of how hard they had to earn them.
The result mattered now because Getafe were not chasing a routine afternoon. They were managing the wear of the Conference at the same time, and still had to hold their shape when Racing pushed after the break. Martínez Munuera had already shown three yellow cards by the 16th minute, a sign of how quickly the game tightened, and the first half offered more warning signs when Canales forced Soria into a corner-saving stop.
That pressure never disappeared. Racing improved after halftime and created several chances, including a Terrats header that went close to the post and another effort from the edge of the box that made the crossbar ring. Getafe had their own release as well, with Enes Ünal sending one shot grazing the bar before the decisive moment arrived. The foul on Salinas left Sazonov punished and gave Racing the penalty, but Soria guessed right against Andrés Martín and changed the shape of the match in a single action.
From there, Getafe found the opening that settled it. Andrés García combined with Terrats before the move that led to Ünal scoring the only goal. The sequence was enough to turn a tense contest into a narrow win, and it fit the kind of match Getafe had to survive if they wanted to keep control of the week. They were still under the strain of the Conference, but this time the response held.
There was also a small, telling edge to the setting itself: Getafe were playing while the Coliseum carried the mark of a remodeling job, with a visible structural element still left in place. That made the afternoon feel unfinished in one sense, even as the scoreline became final in another. What was finished was the week. Getafe closed it perfectly, with Soria’s save and Ünal’s goal giving them a result that Racing could not recover from.
